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RAGE

Based on 32 reviews

Excellent:

8
Good:

12
Average:

7
Bad:

5

Pros

Gorgeous, richly detailed world.
Buttery smooth enemy and NPC animation.
Fun, satisfying shooting.
Weapons feel "right."
Attractive graphics.
Based on promising gaming engine.
Solid combat sequences.

Cons

Driving gets stale.
Controls not optimized for keyboard/mouse.
Not much to do in "open" world.
Lacking jaw-dropping moments.
Horrific interface.
Limited multiplayer opportunities.
Poor implementation in crucial game-play areas.
Overall lack of character.

By Macworld UK on April 02, 2012

Rage isn’t going to win any awards for originality, but it’s an enjoyable, action-packed shooter, decked out in top-notch 3D graphics. The game is set in the near future, following an unfortunate collision between the Earth and a large...

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By Maximum PC on November 22, 2011

Before Rage was released there were a lot of unanswered questions floating around. Could Id make another genre-defining shooter? Would the six-plus years of development and the much-touted Id Tech 5 engine yield a sufficiently impressive result?...

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By NowGamer on November 16, 2011

Rage shows that id can still do shooters very well, but falls foul of comparisons to other games in the same genre. On its own legs, however, it’s a good solid blast with a touch of nostalgia.More Articles >>>...

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By Benchmark Reviews on November 07, 2011

RAGE, the PC Game RAGE is a sort of safe style of game. There aren't many surprises, like false doors, porting enemies, hidden items, or trip wires. It's all served up pretty straight forward. This has the downside of not getting your adrenaline...

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By itreviews.com on November 06, 2011

It was perhaps inevitable that RAGE wouldn't quite live up to such high expectations and despite exciting combat and gorgeous graphics, the map is too small and multiplayer, upgrades and narrative are seriously underwhelming....

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By Computeractive on November 05, 2011

Rage offers plenty of anarchic enjoyment...

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By PCWorld New Zealand on October 20, 2011

When you have a pedigree like id Software’s, it must be difficult to keep on one-upping yourself. The creators of Doom and Quake have now released Rage, and it has enraged many a PC gamer and generated mixed reviews. Rage is a first-person shooter...

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By New Game Network on October 17, 2011

The market seems to be saturated with post-apocalyptic shooters these days, and only the prominent name of iD software was able to garner much hype surrounding the release of RAGE. Amazingly, the legendary developers have managed to carve out their...

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By Blogcritics on October 17, 2011

John Carmac and id software's latest release is entitled Rage and that is certainly what ATI graphics card users felt when their $60 pre-order game failed to work on their machines no matter how high end they were. Other graphics cards still had...

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By NZGamer on October 14, 2011

id Software. The name of the company is synonymous with the entire first person shooter genre - it’s not something anyone else can claim, and for good reason: they invented it*. So when they release a new one, the world pays attention.Their last...

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